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After a criminal conviction on domestic violence charges, the judge typically issues a no-contact order. This order provides stiff sanctions, including jail time, if the offender attempts to contact the victim of the assault. However, sometimes a no-contact order is impractical – for example, because the two people have a child together, or because they have renewed their relationship. Keep in mind that these orders exist to protect victims of domestic violence, and for this reason getting one dropped can be an uphill battle, even if you are the person the order is supposed to protect. [1] X Research source